Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
14,501,808 KWD
Pension
- 220 KWD
Social Security
** - 37.50 KWD
Unemployment
- 13.75 KWD
Total tax
- 271 KWD
Net pay
* 14,501,537 KWD
Marginal tax rate
0.0%
Average tax rate
0.0%
100.0%
Net pay
0.0%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
14,501,537 KWD
Net pay
330 KWD
Tax the employer pays
271 KWD
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
601 KWD
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer 330 KWD to pay you 14,501,808 KWD. In other words, every time you spend 10 KWD of your hard-earned money, 0 KWD goes to the government.
Real tax rate
0.0%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 0% tax rate now rises to 0.0%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 0% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make 174,021,696 KWD a year living in Kuwait, you will be taxed 3,255 KWD. That means that your net pay will be 174,018,441 KWD per year, or 14,501,537 KWD per month. Your average tax rate is 0.0% and your marginal tax rate is 0.0%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of 100 KWD in your salary will be taxed 0 KWD, hence, your net pay will only increase by 100 KWD.
Bonus Example
A 1,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 1,000 KWD of net incomes. A 5,000 KWD bonus will generate an extra 5,000 KWD of net incomes.
Compare average tax
North America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
USA
KWD 92764332
46.7%
1
Canada
KWD 80875756
53.5%
2
Asia / Pacific
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Kazakhstan
KWD 156617439
10.0%
1
Hong Kong
KWD 144439015
17.0%
2
Singapore
KWD 135739552
22.0%
3
Indonesia
KWD 117639806
32.4%
4
Vietnam
KWD 113114608
35.0%
5
Pakistan
KWD 113115474
35.0%
6
Thailand
KWD 113118334
35.0%
7
Philippines
KWD 108040625
37.9%
8
New Zealand
KWD 106156504
39.0%
9
Taiwan
KWD 104420754
40.0%
10
Malaysia
KWD 102677028
41.0%
11
China
KWD 95720653
45.0%
12
Japan
KWD 93793338
46.1%
13
Australia
KWD 92237398
47.0%
14
South Korea
KWD 90724683
47.9%
15
India
KWD 20091688
88.5%
16
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Latin America
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Guatemala
KWD 154023535
11.5%
1
Brazil
KWD 126165902
27.5%
2
Costa Rica
KWD 116815541
32.9%
3
Panama
KWD 116161523
33.3%
4
Mexico
KWD 113115582
35.0%
5
Argentina
KWD 113114100
35.0%
6
Puerto Rico
KWD 112506772
35.4%
7
Peru
KWD 106590707
38.8%
8
Colombia
KWD 106156299
39.0%
9
Uruguay
KWD 105702193
39.3%
10
Chile
KWD 104420504
40.0%
11
Ecuador
KWD 99277473
43.0%
12
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Africa
Country 
Net pay
Average tax
Rank
Angola
KWD 126600837
27.3%
1
Kenya
KWD 121815343
30.0%
2
Ivory Coast
KWD 118738988
31.8%
3
Nigeria
KWD 118369596
32.0%
4
Ghana
KWD 115115658
33.9%
5
Mozambique
KWD 113114781
35.0%
6
Zambia
KWD 107023433
38.5%
7
Cameroon
KWD 105953488
39.1%
8
Morocco
KWD 105455752
39.4%
9
Senegal
KWD 104413368
40.0%
10
South Africa
KWD 95714984
45.0%
11
Uganda
KWD 95713028
45.0%
12
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Kuwait, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.

NOTE** Since January 1st, 2015, employee contributions to Kuwait's social security have increased by 2.5%, for a total of 10.5%. After a certain salary cap, the contribution goes back to 8%.